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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 3, Verse 4

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And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat [it]; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
King James Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
New English Translation
He said to me,“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
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For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;
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Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
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But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted.
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Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
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As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
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Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
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And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
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Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his place.
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[I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
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So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.